In her debut blog, Emma Sullivan explores a new paper looking at the feasibility of a CBT for insomnia intervention (delivered by non-expert practitioners) for young people with mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]A deep dive into trauma-informed care in crisis, emergency and residential mental health settings
Magda Skowronska summarises a scoping review that finds significant evidence gaps around the implementation of trauma-informed care in emergency care, crisis teams, crisis houses and acute day hospitals.
[read the full story...]Navigating mental health support for female migrants in Europe: insights from a systematic feminist review
Ana Veic explores a review on the female migrant experience in accessing mental health support in primary care settings across Europe, which concludes that services must be culturally aware and gender sensitive.
[read the full story...]Predicting antidepressant response using artificial intelligence
Holly Fraser discusses new findings on whether and how we can predict antidepressant response using artificial intelligence.
[read the full story...]Wide variance in the use of coercion in children and young people’s inpatient services
John Baker reflects on a recent review on rates and risk factors of coercion in inpatient child and adolescent mental health services.
[read the full story...]New meta-analysis confirms high suicide rates amongst doctors #WMHD2024
Today is World Mental Health Day and the theme this year is ‘Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace’. Clare Gerada reviews a study showing that doctor suicide rates, particularly for females, exceed those of the general population.
[read the full story...]Is brain imaging the future for bipolar disorder diagnosis in adolescents?
Emiliana Tonini summarises a recent Chinese study, which suggests that combining MRI scan and behavioural assessments data may increase the accuracy of diagnosing bipolar disorder in adolescents.
[read the full story...]Adolescents with disabilities at higher risk of self-harm, but intersectionality also a vital consideration
Elisha Joshi reviews a study exploring the prevalence and risk factors for self-harm in adolescents with and without disabilities living in the UK.
[read the full story...]The influence of the menopause in first onset of mental illness
Katie Marwick on a new UK Biobank study which suggests that the two years either side of the final menstrual period represent a time of small increased risk for new onset bipolar and major depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]On the outside, looking in: sibling experiences of adolescent inpatient mental health care
Lottie Shipp appraises a qualitative study that explored young people’s experiences of their sibling being admitted to a mental health inpatient unit.
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